†subfamily Chonecetinae Barnes et al. 1995 (whale)
Mammalia - Cetacea - Aetiocetidae
Full reference: L. G. Barnes, M. Kimura, H. Furusawa and H. Sawamura. 1995. Classification and distribution of Oligocene Aetiocetidae (Mammalia; Cetacea; Mysticeti) from western North America and Japan. The Island Arc 3(4):392-431
Parent taxon: Aetiocetidae according to G. Bianucci and W. Landini 2007
See also Barnes et al. 1995, Bouetel and Muizon 2006, Geisler and Sanders 2003 and Sanders and Barnes 2002
Sister taxa: Aetiocetinae, Aetiocetus, Ashorocetus, Chonecetus, Fucaia, Kaaucetus, Morawanocetinae, Salishicetus, Tohoraata, Willungacetus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: aquatic carnivore-suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chonecetinae in the database